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Garlic Mustard
Scientific name: Alliaria petiolata
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Close up of Garlic Mustard
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Leaf:10-15 cm jagged, green-heart shaped
leaves

Form:Small white flowering plant, has small green buds, and a fragile stem

Fruit:Slender 4 sided pod called Silique

Location:
N 40 20 159 degrees. W 80 06 131 degrees. Invasive to the North American region
The plant enjoys sunlight and grows closer to small shrubs and the trail..

Range: The area inhabited by Garlic mustard is the Majority of the east coast the upper right of the mid-west and parts of the West coast. .

Toxicity:None

Economic/Ecological Importance: Garlic mustard is connected to white tail for it is one of there major food sources. It is also important to humans for it is used as a seasoning.

Fun Fact: Garlic mustard was originally used as a vegetable because of its high concentrations of vitamin A and C.

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